The effect of repatriation tax costs on U.S. multinational investment

This paper investigates whether the U.S. repatriation tax for U.S. multinational corporations affects foreign investment. Our results show that the locked-out cash due to repatriation tax costs is associated with a higher likelihood of foreign (but not domestic) acquisitions. We also find a negative...

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Main Authors: Hanlon, Michelle, Lester, Rebecca C, Verdi, Rodrigo
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114861
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7009-1310
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1231-7374

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